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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23
L OF WATER.

Observing dairymen have noticed
that the quantity Of milk a COW
yields depends very much on the
quantity Of water she drinks. AL
most invariably a good mixer is a
free drinker. NJ. Doncel reported
to the French Academy of science
that he found by a series Of expert
ments that the quantity Of water
habitually drunk by each COW dur
ing "a hours, was a criterion to
judge Of the quantity of milk that
she would yield per day. And a
COW that does not drink as much as
~ quarts Of water daily must be a
poor mixer, giving only from 81 to
Z quarts per day. But all the COWS
which consumed as much as 5Oquarts
of water daily were excellent milk
ers, giving from IS to % quarts of
milk per day. He gives a confident
opinion that the quantity Of water
drunk by a COW is an important
factor Of her value as a mixer.
Prof. Horsfall found that a COW
giving only 20 pounds of milk a day
drank 40 pounds more of water than
fattening cattle Of the same weight.
Here is a clue to the excellent effect
noticed by those who have warmed
the water for their cows. The COWS
very naturally drank nearly the
usual quantity and the result, as Mr.
John Boyd reported, vas an increase
of 25 percent more milk of equally
good quality.-Hoard's Dairym0".
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23
road wood Of when a "branch"
comes by Blues Gulley..
Ono of tho topant farnars in this

COHlCS ny tbluC NullCy.
One Of the tenant farmers in this
section had an experience last year
that illstrates the method. He en-
gagged as a tenant a colored man
and his family who owned a bull.
The farmer agreed to furnish his
tenant the land and $50 in rations,
"goneo" or "prostrate," as his ten
ant called it, and, as part security,
took a mortgage on the bull. The
owner Of the farm is sorter on the
literary order and teaches school a
good distance from his farm. He
was to have half the crop. Just
before the last of November he went
to see about his part of the crop.
AS he rode up to the house he saw
about an acre Of corr stalks on one
side of the house and about an acre
Of cotton stalks on the other side.
On reaching the house he saw the
tenant and his family quietly sitting
by a good fire made of the fence
rails. The tenant slowly and with
much dignity met him, and the
following questions and answers
followed.
Farmer: "Well Sam, where is
your corn?"
Tenant: "You is seed my corn"
Farmer: "Where is your c%otton?'
Tenant: "You is seed my cotton"
Farmer: "Where is the bull?"
Tenant: Il amt got no BULL"
Farmer: "What did you do with
him?"
Tenant: "Dat bulls a steer now"
Thus ended the chapter as the
mortgage would not hold and the
tenant had made no crop. The
owner Of the farm had given his
tenant a good home for twelve
months and had paid him in cash
$50 to occupy it.
The great aff1iction of the people
is indisposition to work.
STRAIGHTOUT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23
EDUCATION.

There is increasing need for wlde
intelligence and education on the
part of the farmers. In the genera
past it has been comparatively easy
to make livelihood by farming. ms
is becoming less true. There IS a
narrower profit; it is more difficult
to become a land owner; the rate Oh
advance in price of land decreases
there is more intense competitions
u systems offarming are becoming
more complex. A wider intelligence
more knowledge of business III
general, and of his special business
in particular, will be essential to tne
successful farmer. The average
standard of education is advancing
There is much more general recog-
milton of the value of special educa-
ton in schools for those designed 10
engage in many other calllngs'
There will be increased appreciation
of agricultural schools.-PrV. MOT
rO,D.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23

The foreign landlord is getting a
irmer hold in our country every
year. They do not even live among
us, but draw their rents from Ameri-
a farmers, their tenants-at-will, in
immense sums. The Duke of Suther-
land, who is now in this country on
a visit, owns 1926, 900 acres of land.
He has a little patch of 1885, 900
acres in England. The Grange has
already taken up this question of
alien landlords. Our motto should
be "not another acre of Americas
free soil for a foreigner who will not
live among us, become a citizen,
and share u dangers and our
destiny."-Er.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23
IMPORTANCE OF BONE MEAL.

Bone meal is a very desirable
ingredient to mix with the poultry
food at all times, and especially dur
ing the breeding season, and the
keeper should see that this ingre-
dent is carefully supplied during
the late winter and early spring
months.
1t materially assists, not only in
the production of eggs, but also in
building up a good strong frame for
the breeding stock, and, of course,
without good health and strength,
there is no breed that can be made
to yield a satisfactory profit to the
keeper.
There is both bone meal and
ground bone in the market, the
former being ground the finer ofthe
two, and is sold at a price which
renders it a very cheap and excel
lent ingredient to mix with the soft
food for the fowls. The fowls, too,
are quite fond Of it, and seem to eat
it with a relish that oftentimes sur
prises the keeper. Evenbits of bone
as large as a kernel of corn are
greedily devoured by the laying
hens.
1t is also an excellent thing for
the young growing chicks, and is
just what they need to build up a
large frame and strong constitution,
and this is always desirable to OBJ
tain, both for breeding and market
purposes. The keeper should not
neglect this matter, and let it pass
by without notice, but as soon as
the young chicks appear he should
keep this article before them at all
times, and the extra quality of the
stock raised will amply pay for the
trouble and expense of the article in
question.-Farm, Field and Stock
man.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-02-23

able care in keeping her from eating
or drinking anything cold, there is
no more danger from calvlng IN
Winter than at any other time. but
it does require some %succulent food
to keep up the flow of milk. This
NAV be supplied by either roots or
ensilage. Some grain will also be
needed to keep the COW in flesh. "A
free mixer fed with succulent food
looses fat rapidly when in full TOW
Of milk, and when the fat goes on
the animal thus early, it is difficult
to make her worth much the follow
ing Summer. A Winter COW we'll
fed will have a second fresh flow
when grass comes, and may usually
be MIXED until nearly the time for
her to drop her calf the following
Winter.
WARMTH OF THE SUBSOIL..
In passing the outlet Of any deep
drain that flows in Winter it will be
found that the water retains the
heat given it by the earth's interior
for some distance after it is exposed
to the chilling blast of the earth's
surface. In the latter part of Win
ter this warmth diminishes so that
water will freeze over nearly as soon
as it comes from the underdrain.
This shows that the circulation OF
air through the soil following the
receding water has made it colder.
AS a matter of fact, land, after being
thoroughly drained, will freeze to a
greater depth than it would when
the surface soil was saturated with
water. This, however, is no disad-
vantage. AS soon as warm weather
comes in the Spring the same open
ness of soil secured by the drainage
gives the warm air circulation
through it and warns it to a greater
depth. This is one reason why clover
does best on dry, gravelly soils. On
heavy, wet land its roots do not
penetrate the subsoil, though after
drainage clover is most beneficial on
this kind Of land, opening and warm
ing the subsoil.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
Back Numbers for Sale.

i've" ork Cor. Chicago JUurnal1
Numerous and sometimes odd are Oh,
personal schemes for the profit to he mad,
out OF the campaign, One 0: tuem S b,
AL aged negro who OWNS u stock of news
papers in back numbers. During the pa,,
twenty years he haA employed his spar,
time IN keeping complete flcs OF the DAHL,
and weekly Journals OF the metropolis,
lie has "A bootblackiug stand in the FROM
part Of Il cellar. the rest Of which is filed
with these out-of date papers. They are
Tor sale, not for mere perusal on TIC
premises and his prices range high. es
pecially if he finds out that the demand il
urgent. In case IL paper Of n certain dat,
is required ia an important lawsuit, me has
been known TO charge $40 Tor It. Now.
he has observed ,hal the present campaign
IL remarkable for quotations from the
former opinions OF certain editors in con.
tradiction of their present views. and he
has submitted to both the Democratic and
Republican committees a proposition to
sell back number, OF newspapers ut whit
he suys IS the low price of ii each.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
Tho Invention OF roys,

About this time OF year activity in the
toy trade begins. The heavier dealers be.
gan in fact months ago to gather novel
lies for Christmas. Doesn't u large
amount OF genius 80 to waste in this line?
In other ways are there thoughts spent in
building toys to amuse children which
might he crystallizcd into something more
usetult" l asked Il large dealer who WAS
surrounded with models and drawings.
=" co and no, " he replied. There are and
will be mechanical toys on the market
which are certainly most ingenious. But
where they involve a principle that is
really practicable, usually the toy is sim
ply a model.
The invention of toys Is something of a
lottery. il prize is liable to be q fortune.
The common jumping jack yielded its in
VentoT a quarter of a million. The re-
bound ball brought into the lad who con
ceived it nearly rs much. The French
talking doll talked its creators fortune.
These facts are known and keep an army
OF inventors and cranks at work. From
the latter we get no end of queer indie
ecribaOle things. For instance, to-day a
man brought in an automatic farm yard.
1t was II clever thing. a very clever thing,
but useless for understandable purposes.
Each duplicate Of it would take too long
TO build and when done cost too much,
two facts that had never occurred to the
mar who spent a year making 1t. 1t
wasn't pleasant to tell him so, and he took
1t away, saying he would send it US II mark
OF regard to his candidate, Mr.. Blaine, ="
which recalls the observation of a great
writer on having a half dozen bottles of
brandy sent 10 him by an anonymous nd
mirer, to wit; This is true fame
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
Terrorn or Chinese rcrrnpin.
IChicago Tribune.


In the medical reports Of the Inspector
general Of customs In China, DR.. nae.
Gowan gives "a amusing account Of somr
OF the reputed poisonous animals Of tina,
country aud Of super5titiols connected
with hem. He speaks Of the tcIrapin as
the thrce-footed, the rcd-foo;ed. single
eyed, s~unkcn-eyed. etc, which are not 10
be eaten. The three and four toed terra.
pin may be eaten. but the tive-tocd. which
are transformed snakes. and The slx.toed,
which are transformed scorpions, as the
people believe, are fatal poisons to those
who cat them.
But for thorough business habits in u
wicked animal, the three legged terrapin
has the first place if the following state
ment be true; "a man of Tsit,anc
ordered his wife to cook a throo.lecged
terrapiu, which ne ate and went to he'd
Soon aftcrward he was changed to blood
and water, his hair alone remaining. The
naghbors suspected foul play and in.
formed the magistrate. He ordered a con.
dcnined prisoner to cat one Of the tripednl
c~ephalonians. This he did. and in the
morning tho judge inspected his blood.
water, and hair, and acquitted the widow
OF the other.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01

iran francisco ChrDniCle1
We do not know Of any places in the
state where the few Rborigines still 10 be
found on the coast ever como near o wine.
making establishment. Their labor is not
OF the Kind desired. A class Of natiye
C0liiornians are sometimes employed i'm
winemaking, though not in large numbers.
Cinnamon arc considerably used. both in
gathering grapes and In making wine
though they 90 little more than feed the
steamers and assist in placing the crushed
grapes in the presses. California wine is
made universally in this state by u very
simple process, and with very few excep.
ions by the aid Of patent machin.
cry. The grapes arc first passed through
q Stcmmer, which Cmovcs The stems and
breaks tho skins. They are then nut
into n press and hydraulic power is
applied till the juice Is all out. To stamp
out the juice rs is done in Italy. Spain and
some parts Of France would be. with all
the labor-saving machinery employed. n
slow, expensive and absurd process. Few
makers arc 30 poor hst they cannot afford
q pre3.
Most owners Of vineyards sell their
grapes to the large wineries which have
the requisite appliance for the pressing
and fermentation. By them it is sold d.
rectly TO the city merchants or TO the
makers Of finer brands in the city. who
blend and export it. Perhaps there is now
and then a small ~vineyardist in the. hills
who raises n few hundred pounds OF
grapes and makes u little wine for his own
use. This man may be u native Califor.
nien or he may be an Italian and his wine.
making process may be very primitive. 1t
10 possible he may stamp all the grape
juice from the force of early habit. but
wine 30 made is invariably consumed by
the maker. II has no market value what.
ever
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
BABY SUPERSIiTIONS.
Old Beliefs that have Faithful Adhe
rents in All parts of the Globe.

H''''N W wv ' "
fore, says llarpcr's Bazaar, we has
tened at once to bear our greeting
gift and congratulations and were
about entering DHhy 5 receptions
room when we were net by the
head nurse, Il good, comfortable.
looking Scotch woman who would
on no account allow us to come in
without first removing gloves and
wells.
"Sutclv the bonny !bit laddie
would-na haze luck ut a she sald,
as she watched MS divest ourselves
of the objectionable articles land
now YOU mann Il max a guid wish
for bath soul and body when You
TAX him in yonr arms"
We willingly complied with
this request, and delighted her be-
You'd all reason by accidentally
giving the child his tulI name as
he opened his eyes and gazed into
vacancy, although apparently at
us.
"lndced, mistress, he is sure to
be a credit to his father and the
kirk, torby the good lnck that
maun follow a child that answers
so readily TO his name -
We laughed at the old woman's
tancies, but ever Sluce have been
tempted to do as she babe us, when
calling upon "A new baby. Surely
1t can do no harm to make a good
wish, and as tor the gloves and
veil. the ceremony OF removing is
a cautious as well as a comfort
able one.
1t i' believed by many that if y
child cries Mt it's birth and lifts up
only one hand, 1t Is born to com
mand.
It's thought very unlucky not
to weigh the BABY before 1t IS
dressed. When first dressed,
the clothes should not be put Oh
over the head, but drawn on over
the feet for luck.
When first taken from the room
the room in which it was born, it
must be carried upstairs before
going down, so that it will rise in
the world. In any case, it must be
carried upstairs or up the street,
not downstairs or down the street,
the hrst time 1t is taken out,
IL Is "ISo considered IN England
and Scotland unluckY TO cut the
babv's nails or hair before II is
twelve months old Tho eoa g.
tLoa., "p No"
VIZ 20 away given 10 the
newborn Highland baby; first, be-
o'S'o II IS " P'"e'l"i "S'rlngent,
anu '''''u' ooo"uSo II Is supposed
Po,'''S '"1 property OF resisting
"'''''oS' I"irleS' ana
o oEn" l'.Po y, u"'N'leSS that might
c''"''@e II c''iIu' Another Scotch
gnu COIN III the
ringers OF Il DaDY as SOOn as dress
cd. If the child clasps it tightly,
then il ia considered
NY" and no fear is felt for i @
worldly ostato Evan 4Lo l
~ H'oh VIC udyS OF
Lila VIC u"y are
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
RIOW'S
Your Liver

Is the Oriental sal alton,
knowing that good health
cannot exist without a
healthy Liver. When the
Liver is torpid the Bow
els are sluggish and con-
stipated, tho food lies
in the stomach undi-
gested, poisoning the
blood; frequent headache
cnsues; a feeling Of lassi-
tude, dependency and
nervousness indicate how
the whole system is de-
ranged, Simmons Liver
Regulator hos been tho
means Of restoring moro
people to health and
happiness by giving them
q healthy Liver than any
agency known on earth.
1t acts with extraor-
binary power and efficacy.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
Curious Annual Tributes.


In one Of the state apartments Of Wind.
sor palace are TWO small SilErn nHcs.
These are renewed every year ly the duke
of Marlborough and the duke OF yelling.
ton, ana this curious annual tribute 4, NE
sole condition on which these nohlcmcu
hold Their tides and estates. ! failure 10
pay il would work a forfeiture.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01

II may not lie generally known that
sottsheil crabs are caugntand then system
Gtlcally iattcncd. rs an old ,crabJer
said, Grabs, like most folks, can't live on
%nothin', aud so We mashes up some clans,
some fish, or some meat, or horse feed. or
almost anything we get right handy. If
We don't iced en-, they Il eat one an.
Other up"
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
Gardeners Lone-LiVod.

AT q recent conference held at the Lon.
don health exhibition, it appeared from
statistics shown that gardeners have a bet
ter chaucc Of life than amy other elias, out
OF some s'ghty specified classes of workers.
except e men
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
MAGNETIC KIDNEY Belts for gentle.
MAGNETIC esRo1SMsIHf.AsIhs, s sSI:|.S s7I5

rheumatism. neuralgia, nervous exhaustion, dye
pepsia or with diseases OF the liver, kidneys, head
ache or cold feet. lame back, falling OF the womb,
leucorrh9a, chronic OF the womb, IN
abdominal belt and a pair Of Magnetic Foot Batter
these complaints. They cary a powerful mag.
With Magnetic Foot Batteries, $40. Sent by express
.. o. D., and examination allowed, or by mall ON
receipt OF price: In ordering, send measure OF
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01

ASA general familyrernedy for Dyspepsia,
Torpid Liver, Constipation, etc. / hardly
ever use anything else, and have never
been disappointed in the effect produced:
II seems 10 be almost a perfect cure for ali
diseases Of the stomach and Bowels.
w, j. MCELRoY, Macon. Ga.
The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1887-10-01
An eminent example of American
Enterprise, Energy and Perse
NCranCc.

In the hands of young men this
great system has been so carcfuIlv
managed that 1t has earned Il repu
tatlon second to none for convent
ence, safety and the Injuries Of
travel. 1t is fast becoming fine
popular route for transcontlncntal
traVeI' III connection with the
Southern Pacific railroad
1t has opened up an almost I'M
limited field for pioneer enterprise
in the far West. No other rail
road can carry a man, who is seek.
ING his fortune, to go den opportu
mites such as are open along a
thousand miles Of this great sys
TEN.
Special freight rates are given to
miners and immigrants.
For all the information Won de-
sire write to
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We have arranged Will the publishers OF
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Tor $3.50 or we will send any five for rs
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Address all orders to publishers OF
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-30
BASE BALL.

Notes OF Interest to the Local Admirers of
the Game.
Following are the League and Associa-
ton games TO be played to-day. The first
names are where the games take place.
League: Pittsburg vs.. Chicago, Washing
ton vs.. Boston, Philadelphia vs.. New York,
Indianapolis vs.. Detroits. Association:
Louisville vs.. Cincinnati, st. Louis vs..
Cleveland, Baltimore VS.. Metropolitan, at
Philadelphia, Athletic vs. Brooklyn.
In to days game withthe w. w. Bells
the battery will be Mallory and Elliff.
The grounds are in splendid condition and
there is every prospect of good game.
Smith and Patterson, the battery recent
ly released by the liamiltOns, who have
signed with the Bells, are in the city and
the balance of the club will he here this
morning.
If there are any score cards sold on the
outside of the grounds they are not official,
and will likely not give the correct batting
order. The only official score card can be
found on the inside.
The Wheeling club leaves home on Mon
day to open the championship season at
Steubenville, Ohio.
Carey, the new pitcher, did not arrive
for some unknown reason.
Smith has been released.
Turn ont big at tO-day's game and en-
courage the boys.
The man recommended TO the Wheeling
Club by Jack GlasScock, is q catcher
named Humboldt, of indianapolis.
The Windsor Athletic Club and a nine
composed of members of the South Side
Singing Society, will cross bats OH the
Eighth ward commons this afternoon.
All the local teams should try and time
their games so as not to conflict with the
League games played here.
The base ball artists and the newspapers
90 hand in hand. Now in Boston, the
Daily Globe offers as prize to the best
batsman in the Boston team, a solid silver
bat, full regulation size, described by the
journal offering it as follows:
1.-The Globes trophy will be solid sill
yer bat Of the same dimensions as those
which the Bostons will use in competing
for it. The large end of the bat will be
ornamented with the most exquisite re-
pOusse chasing of very beautiful design.
Below this chasing panel will be left
plain, running completely around the bat.
This panel bears the figure of q batsman
prepared to knock the ball over
the fence. When the seasons
records shall show who is the
champion batter in the Boston nine, q fig
ure is to be modelled in relief which will be
an exact fac simile of his batting attitude,
and will be made from photograph. Be
low this perfect copy Of the winners bat
ting position there will. be deep band OF
repOusse chasing Of the same design as the
work around the larger part. The end Of
the handle will be ornamental with the
same choice chasing. Where there is nc
repousse work, the bat will be made in
satin finish. The bat will bear the name
and average of the winner This inscrip.
ton will be put on the shield, in the chas-
ing at the large end. The trophy will be
As artistic and beautiful as the silver.
smiths skill can make it, and will have Q
rich morocco case, lined with velvet and
satin"
How the Boston boys will work for that
bat!